Pesticide Personal Protective Clothing

Branson, Donna; Sweeney, Maureen M.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3198-1_3

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“…Additionally, assessment of the use of chemically resistant gloves and other protective clothing may not be the best way to measure safe pesticide use. However, there are data that indicate that in North American farmers, gloves are the major method of protection (Branson & Sweeney, 1991), which is consistent with this study's results. This and the fact that most pesticide exposures in agricultural and industrial settings are thought to occur through the skin would seem to suggest that these end points are reasonable to use in estimating safe pesticide use (Abrams, et al, 1991).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The issue of safe use of pesticides has important public health implications for farmers. Studies assessing farmers' pesticide handling practices point to the need to improve the use of protective equipment and techniques as well as the need to enhance the understanding of potential health problems related to their use (Abrams, Hogan, & Maibach, 1991;Branson & Sweeney, 1991;Fenske, 1990;Fenske, Blacker, Hamburger, & Simon, 1990;Goldsmith, 1989;Helmers, Dykstra, & Kemp, 1990;Kurtz, Shaw, Kelter, &Jackson, 1987;Moses, 1989;Osorio, Ames, Rosenberg, & Mengle, 1991). Other than administrative efforts, there has not been a uniform approach developed to enhance safe pesticide use, nor has there been much understanding of how this can be done effectively.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors Associated with Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides in Minnesota

Mandel¹,

Carr²,

Hillmer³

et al. 1996

The Journal of Rural Health

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How farmers protect themselves against pesticide exposure has important public health consequences. To obtain insights into pesticide self-protection, this study obtained data on chemically resistant glove and other protective equipment use as they relate to the type of farming practice, demographic characteristics of farmers and their farming operations, farmers' preventive health beliefs and behaviors, and factors related to their health care. Data were obtained by telephone interviews conducted in six rural Minnesota counties. Survey respondents totaled 1, 327 (87% response rate), with 502 reporting pesticide use. Ninety-five percent of the latter respondents believed in the effectiveness of protective equipment and 88 percent believed that pesticide exposures are harmful. Fifty-six percent of the subjects wore chemically resistant gloves and 22 percent wore other protective clothing 75 percent of the time or more when using pesticides. Glove use and certification to use restricted pesticides was less frequent for women. The use of protective equipment in this group of Minnesota farmers was weakly related to being certified to apply restricted pesticides, believing in the effectiveness of protective clothing, believing that smoking causes serious health problems, using crop insecticides, and distance to a health care facility.

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confidence: 92%

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides in Minnesota

Mandel¹,

Carr²,

Hillmer³

et al. 1996

The Journal of Rural Health

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“…There is some indication that California farmers may use pesticide protective clothing more often than farmers in other states [Avory and Coggon, 1994]. Branson and Sweeney reviewed information on pesticide application and control technology, and found that California farmers reported higher levels of pesticide protective equipment use than farmers in other parts of the country [Branson and Sweeney, 1991]. Half of California growers reported use of vinyl or rubber gloves vs. 37% in the other states surveyed.…”

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Use of protective equipment among California farmers

Schenker

Orenstein

Samuels

2002

American J Industrial Med

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“…Clothing comfort is a complex and amorphous concept. It has been defined as ‘a pleasant state of physiological, psychological and physical harmony between a human being and the environment’94 ) and ‘a state of satisfaction indicating physiological, psychological and physical balance among the person, his/her clothing and his/her environment’95 ) . Comfort has physiological, physical and psychological aspects and is regarded as critical for clothing assessment94, 96 ) .…”

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Design considerations for low-level risk personal protective clothing: a review

2019

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Personal protective clothing (PPC) is mandatory in hazardous industrial workplaces, but can increase thermophysiological strain, causing fatigue, reduced productivity, illness and injury.We systematically reviewed the literature on PPC and heat stress, focusing on research relating to working conditions of high temperature and humidity. PPC must protect industrial workers from a wide variety of hazards, including sun damage, abrasion, chemical spills and electrical burns; these competing demands inevitably compromise thermal performance.Fiber type, textile material construction and treatment need to be considered alongside garment fit and construction to design functional PPC providing wearers with adequate protection and comfort. Several approaches to materials and PPC testing -objective benchtop evaluation, mathematical modelling, and physiological testing -can be combined to provide high-quality thermal and vapor performance data. Our review provides a foundation and directions for further research in low-level risk PPC, where current research in fabrics and clothing in this category is very limited, and will help designers and manufacturers create industrial workwear with improved thermal management characteristics. KeywordsProtective clothing; industrial workwear; low-level risk protective clothing, heat stress; thermal comfort, functional design Disclosure statementThe authors have no financial interest in and receive no benefit from the direct applications of their research.3

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Pesticide Personal Protective Clothing

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Factors Associated with Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides in Minnesota

Factors Associated with Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides in Minnesota

Use of protective equipment among California farmers

Design considerations for low-level risk personal protective clothing: a review

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